Now playing Next Uncovering Europe 'I was innocent': Soviet-era ghosts return to haunt vaccine scientist Katalin Kariko fled Communist Hungary to pursue her dream of helping to cure disease. 35 years later, her past is being weaponised. 25/05/2021
Now playing Next Hungary COVID vaccine biochemist was listed as Communist-era police informant Katalin was recruited in 1978 but she says that she never filed a report for Hungary's feared State Security Service. She has been tipped as a potential Nobel Prize winner. 24/05/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Katalin Karikó honoured in her Hungarian home town for COVID jab work Karikó, who is the vice-president of BioNTech, became best known for her work with mRNA technology that is used in the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines. 22/05/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Budapest's liberal mayor announces election bid to oust Viktor Orbán Gergely Karácsony hopes to run as the united opposition's candidate for prime minister when Hungary goes to the polls next year. 15/05/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Euroviews. Hungary is not a semi-dictatorship, Klubrádió didn't comply | View Klubrádió's owner omitted a few important facts, writes Zoltán Kovács, Hungary's Secretary of State for International Communication and Relations. 11/05/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Euroviews. Hungary is becoming a semi-dictatorship as the EU watches idly | View "The EU has ignored the fact that within its borders a government is disregarding democratic values, leading the country towards populist-nationalist semi-dictatorship while they collect European taxpayers’ money." 10/05/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Covid cancellation fears for Hungary’s festival season this summer Organisers of Hungary's summer concerts and festivals are frustrated at the uncertainty over government coronavirus plans 08/05/2021
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. If the pandemic can't unite Europe's east and west, what can? | View "The EU divide between its post-Soviet members and western counterparts has long been its Achilles' heel," says GLOBSEC's chief economist Sona Muzikarova. "Even the pandemic has failed to forge more like-mindedness." 03/05/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Hungary agrees to open Chinese university campus in Budapest by 2024 The deal would make the Shanghai-based Fudan University campus the first Chinese university campus in the European Union. 02/05/2021
Now playing Next world news Lockdown restrictions loosened in several European countries A relaxation of some of the regulations surrounding the coronavirus pandemic have been introduced in several European countries. 01/05/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Hungary loosens COVID restrictions for those with immunity cards People with government-issued coronavirus immunity cards can now go indoors to restaurants, theatres, cinemas, spas, gyms and other recreational venues. 01/05/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Hungary's parliament overhauls higher education amid outcry Critics have decried the reform as a theft of public funds and a takeover of Hungary's higher education system by Prime Minister Viktor Orban. 27/04/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Klubrádió: Frequency to be taken over by group close to Orbán The liberal-leaning commercial station was one of the only remaining opposition radio voices in Hungary. 11/04/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Hungary to ease lockdown despite COVID-19 surge PM Viktor Orban said the country could start reopening after more than a quarter of the population has been inoculated. 06/04/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Black Lives Matter statue torn down a day after its Budapest unveiling "The rainbow stripes are undoubtedly very irritating to the vandals," its creator told Euronews 02/04/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Orbán, Salvini and Morawiecki form new right-wing European alliance They met in Budapest on Thursday to introduce the alliance, vowing to create a "European renaissance based on Christian values". 01/04/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Despite vaccination success, Hungary sets daily record COVID deaths Hungary leads the EU in percentage of population vaccinated against COVID-19, but it is currently suffering a devastating surge in deaths. 31/03/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Hungary hit by record number of daily COVID-19 deaths as cases surge Health officials announced 195 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, breaking the previous peak of 193 in early December. 17/03/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Match us and publish vaccine contracts, Hungary tells EU Hungary became the first EU country to order the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. Now it's published its contract with Russia for the jabs. 12/03/2021
Now playing Next world news Poland and Hungary file complaint over EU’s rule of law requirements The two countries are challenging a mechanism that links EU funding with respect for the rule of law. 11/03/2021